De Gasperi

American

[de gahs-pe-ree] / dɛ ˈgɑs pɛ ri /

noun

Alcide 1881–1954, Italian statesman: premier 1945–53.

De Gasperi British

/ de ˈɡasperi /

noun

Alcide (alˈtʃiːde). 1881–1954, Italian statesman; prime minister (1945–53). An antifascist, he led the Christian Democratic party during World War II from the Vatican City

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Charles de Gaulle of France, Konrad Adenauer of West Germany and Alcide De Gasperi of Italy were conservative nationalists whose vision for Europe reflected the bitter experiences of two world wars and a failed peace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2016

Among the honorees that year were Galo Plaza Lasso, president of Ecuador; Alcide De Gasperi, prime minister of Italy; and David Ben-Gurion, prime minister of Israel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2015

But De Gasperi told Einaudi that he did not want to be Premier now.

From Time Magazine Archive

This week, at Washington, De Gasperi is exploring ways & means to do it.

From Time Magazine Archive

They talked of Trieste, reported De Gasperi, "in the friendly way all Italians talk about Trieste."

From Time Magazine Archive

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